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For the week of
March 25, 2018
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MARCH
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- Easter Party and Egg Hunt
25 - Palm Sunday Worship
25 - WF Palm & Pancakes Fundraiser
26-31 - Downtown Wheaton Passion Art Walk
29 - Maundy Thursday Worship Service
30 - Good Friday Worship Service
APRIL
1 - Easter
8 - Prescription for Life
19 - Women's Ministry Tea
20-21 Urban youth Mission
22 - WF 8th Grade Welcome Night
24 - Deacon's Senior Event
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Online Calendar
Looking for even more details about what's coming up? See our online calendar
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Children & Youth
Education Hour
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Children
People Welcome Jesus
Lower Level
6th Grade
A Divided Kingdom
Stewart Hall 106
7th Grade
The Return of Jesus
Stewart Hall 107
8th Grade
Pancake Fundraiser
High School
Pancake Fundraiser
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New needs this month are canned tuna, cooking oil and toothpaste for Peoples Resource Center.
Interfaith Food Pantry needs women's
personal products, bar soap, tea, diapers and wipes.
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Please join Pastor Kyle as we gather together for Bible Study on the first Tuesday each month. This year we will be studying "
Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews
" as we delve into the Book of Hebrews. 10:00 a.m. in the Living Room. Books are available in the church office for $10.
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Boy Scout Troop 23 Needs Your Help!
Troop 23 has been an important part of First Pres since 1955 and currently has over 80 active scouts. If you are interested in becoming a liaison, and making a difference in these young lives, please contact Ron Hands at (630) 670-6710. The time commitment is small but the impact is huge.
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Amazon Smile
If you shop on Amazon, you can triple your impact for First Pres by using Amazon Smile from
March 12-31
and Amazon donates to First Presbyterian Church.
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Remember our College Kids with a prayer or care card:
Peter Reinhart,
Kenyon College
; Spencer Blake,
Southern Illinois University
; Jack Molino,
University
of Michigan
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Pastor Kellen Smith
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Join us between services for the
Pancake Fundraiser!
Recordings of our past sermons are available on our website here.
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An Easter Invitation from Pastor Kellen Smith
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The Great Emergence
Sundays, April 8-29, 9:45-10:45 a.m. in Stewart Hall 102-103
Led by Nancy Cinatl
Have you ever wondered why churches look different today than ever before? Could this change have a divine purpose? Explore these questions and more during an education series based on Phyllis Tickle's book,
The Great Emergence
. The class will focus on fascinating spiritual and cultural history and end with hopeful prospects for the Christian faith. Books are available for $10 in the church office.
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Read the Gospel of Matthew
During Lent, take the opportunity to grow your faith by reading through Matthew's gospel over 40 days. As a complement to our FOCUSED sermon series, you can find a purple reading guide in the pew or you can download it HERE. The reading schedule began on February 18 and concludes on Maundy Thursday, March 29.
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Prescription for Life
On April 8, for the 9th year, we will begin our "Bottle Campaign". For over 25 years our church has supported the Older Adults Program at the Outreach Community Center. Fill up your bottle with your loose change (or bills or checks). Your generous support helps to provide services such as Friendly Visiting, Mood and Memory Clinic, social activities, field trips, weekly shopping trips, and the popular monthly Lunch and Learn events.
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Join us for the Spring Senior Luncheon on Tuesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m. in Stewart Hall. A light lunch and dessert will be served followed by a speaker. The program will be "Behind the Scenes at Willowbrook Wildlife Center" offering an exclusive look at what goes on at this dynamic center located in Glen Ellyn. The Wildlife Center is a native wildlife rehabilitation facility that provides care and medical treatment to injured and orphaned wild animals
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One Great Hour of Sharing
During this season of Lent, our gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing enable us to share God's love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and helping to empower the poor and oppressed. If you would like to make a gift to One Great Hour of Sharing, you can make your check out to First Presbyterian Church with OGHS in the memo line, or contribute online.
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Feed My Starving Children
Tuesday, March 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Aurora.
We are looking for 25 volunteers, ages five and up to help pack nutritious meals for hungry children around the world. Please contact Nora Lawson
or call 708-267-3309 to sign up.
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Easter Flowers
Flowers will adorn our chancel for Easter and  be delivered to our homebound parishioners and closest neighbors. To dedicate Easter flowers in honor or memory of a loved one, please complete the form below and return it to the church office, along with your donation, no later than Monday, March 26. Your dedication will be printed in the Easter bulletin. You may also pick up an Easter flower following the last service on Easter at noon.
____ In Honor of ____________________________
____ In Memory of __________________________
Given by:__________________________________
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 Ladies High Tea
High tea fare, fellowship and fundraising, Thursday April 19th,
1:00-3:00 pm in Stewart Hall.
We will be collecting new & nearly new shoes for silent auction and gently used shoes for donation to Twice As Nice Consignment benefiting Outreach Community Ministries. Auction funds will benefit the eight charities supported each year by Women's Ministries.
You are encouraged to bring infant, child, and women's shoes of all sizes. You can shop for yourself, neighbors, friends and family members.
Bring your friends with you to share in a fun event of connecting, shopping, and the delicious fare of "High Tea".
Please RSVP to the church office.
Women's Ministry: Jesus is Calling You to Tea at K'Tizo
Join us on the 4th Thursday each month for a deep breath of peace and calm with a Jesus Calling devotion at K'Tizo Tea & Coffee Shop, 1915 North Gary Ave. at 9:30 a.m.
Questions? Call Angela Stephenson at 630-200-2533.
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Easter Party and Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 24th, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
2 years thru 3rd Grade (4th & 5th Graders welcome to come assist!) Crafts, Games, the Easter story and an egg hunt will all be a part of the fun!
To register bring 1 dozen filled eggs (wrapped candy only) to the office by March 20 or email
Lynn.
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Vacation Bible School 
Ages 4 (by Sept. 1) - entering 5th grade
Join us June 11 - 15 where we will experience the ride of our life with God at Rolling River Rampage!
Come experience the Bible through music, science, crafts, games and story time.
Registration forms available soon on our website or in the church office.
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2018 Urban Youth Mission-Jr. High Weekend
Mark your calendars for an overnight mission trip to Fourth Presbyterian Church in downtown Chicago, Friday, April 20-Saturday, April 21. Cost is $50 per person and covers the cost for food, service sites, public transit, and a T-shirt.
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VBS-Service Squad
A week of daily mission trips and lots of fun!
Monday June 11-Friday, June 15, 9:00-11:30 am.
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April 1 - 3rd Summer Mission Trip $100 due.
Eighth Grade Welcome Night at WF
April 22, 6-8:15pm
The High School Youth of WF would like to invite all 8th grade students to join us at youth group on April 22nd! Come see what you have to look forward to when you get to high school! We will have all kinds of fun things planned especially for YOU! It's a great time to meet your confirmation sponsor, too! After this night, 8th graders are welcome to come each Wednesday night for Girls' and Guys' small groups, and WF youth group each Sunday night! Join us!
Chattanooga, TN Summer Mission Trip
June 16-23
Last chance to join us for our awesome summer Mission Trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee! We will be doing general home repair, interior/exterior painting and/or deck/ramp building - whatever our resident needs! This week long trip is such a meaningful way to grow in our faith and our relationships with each other. It is so exciting to see what God will do in us and through us this week! Register with forms and a payment of $300 (or scholarship request) ASAP. The final cost depends on our fundraisers, but will range between $300 and $450. Partial scholarships are available. Parents and students should plan to attend the Mission Trip Information Meeting on May 20 at noon. Please let Nancy know if you have any questions
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The WF youth worked hard and played hard last weekend serving our neighbors in Chicago. God is so good!
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